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| Archive Reference / Library Class No. | D5459/4/32/4 |
| Former Reference | D5459/2/46 |
| Title | Balloon Hunting |
| Date | [25 Oct 1811] |
| Description | A horse has just broken free from a carriage, tipping the three female passengers onto the floor. In the background, a balloon floats off. Standing on top of a tower on the right, is a man taking aim at a female parachutist descending from the balloon, holding on to a parasol.
Available on CD 166. |
| Level | Item |
| Repository | Derbyshire Record Office |
| Artist | Rowlandson, Thomas (1756-1827) |
| Archive Creator | George Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer |
| Further Information | 167
Series title:
Rural Sports
Price One Shilling Colourd
Date based on Grego ii 215. |
| Physical Description | Hand-coloured print. Size 417 x 270 mm. |
| Copies | A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office. |
| Publication Note | BM Sat 11791 |
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